Can I Love a God Who Hates?
Romans 9:13 states: "As it is written, 'Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.'" After we preached through these verses a couple weeks ago, an insightful listener emailed me to ask exactly what it means for God to hate. She said I had done fine explaining what that doesn't mean, but hadn't given quite enough data to help explain what it does mean.
I passed the question along to our unofficial Coram Deo research assistant, Jennifer Hooley, a biblical languages student at Moody. Hooley's gifts in theological geek-dom are a great benefit to our community; Will and I often ask for her help in researching various topics of interest. Her one-page essay on what it means for God to hate is posted here for you to read, if you are interested.
Thanks, Jenny aka Zoe, for using your gifts to serve the body.
I passed the question along to our unofficial Coram Deo research assistant, Jennifer Hooley, a biblical languages student at Moody. Hooley's gifts in theological geek-dom are a great benefit to our community; Will and I often ask for her help in researching various topics of interest. Her one-page essay on what it means for God to hate is posted here for you to read, if you are interested.
Thanks, Jenny aka Zoe, for using your gifts to serve the body.
posted by Bob | 6:50 AM
2 Comments:
Good reading right there!
Public apology to Jenny for calling her gifts "theological geek-dom." The sarcastic nature of that remark does a great injustice to the depth of Jenny's insight and the strength of her analytical mind. Hooley, please forgive my weak attempt at humor.
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